EHEST

European Helicopter Safety Team

EHEST

EHEST Plenary

The EHEST Plenary is the core group responsible of the development and the strategic decision of the initiatives.

EHEST Communication sub-team

The Communication Sub-group’s main task is to identity and define a process to efficiently communicate with the Helicopter community, in particular small operators and GA.

EHEST Communication sub-team Terms of Reference

EHSAT

Safety Analysis Team

This team is the analysis force of the initiative. EHSAT, the European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team, was formed with the purpose of identifying safety issues and intervention recommendations, similar to the function of the Joint Helicopter Safety Team (JHSAT) within the IHST.

The EHSAT process is data driven: recommendations are developed from re-analysing accidents documented in accident reports, using a methodology adapted from IHST.

EHSAT Terms of Reference ; EHSAT Report ; EHSAT page

EHSIT

Safety Implementation Team

This team is the implementation team of EHEST.

EHSIT, the European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team, was formed with the purpose of developing safety enhancements to the EHEST for approval using an agreed process, the EHSIT RTs and STs produce regional lists of the intervention recommendations identified by the regional EHSATs. EHSIT CT consolidates the regional lists and then develops and recommends detailed action plans for industry, Authorities and operators (including GA communities) to implement the recommended safety enhancements. Implement and monitor delivery of safety enhancements approved by the EHEST.

EHSIT Terms of Reference

EHSIT Sub-Team on Operation and SMS

The EHSIT Specialist Team on Operation and SMS is tasked to process the Implementation Recommendations (IRs) related to Operation and SMS aggregated by the EHSIT CT on the basis of the European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) work.

EHSIT ST- Ops & SMS Terms of Reference

EHSIT Sub-Team on Training

The EHSIT Specialist Team on Training is tasked to process the Implementation Recommendations (IRs) related to Training aggregated by the EHSIT CT on the basis of the European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) work.

EHSIT ST-T Terms of Reference

EHSIT Sub-Team on Regulation

The EHSIT Specialist Team on Regulemaking is tasked to process the Implementation Recommendations (IRs) related to Regulation aggregated by the EHSIT CT on the basis of the European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) work. This team will identify potential areas for rulemaking from the analysis database and communicate its suggestions to EASA Rulemaking following the published EASA Rulemaking process.